Mississippi Damned was written and directed by Tina Mabry and is based on her struggles growing up in Tupelo‚ Mississippi. Mabry has a history of pouring her life into her work. After receiving her masters of Fine Arts in Cinema and Television from the University of Southern California‚ she went on to create two emotion filled short films‚ Brooklyn’s Bridge to Jordan (2005) and Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)‚ before debuting her first feature masterpiece. Before premiering on Showtime in 2011
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Changes in American Life from 1790 to 1840 The period between 1790 and 1840 marked significant changes in American culture and society. Between significant events that caused major change‚ gradual cultural evolution was constantly occurring. Social pressures‚ technological advancements‚ and the democratization of various customs of life spurred these changes. Before 1800‚ it was common for both adults and children to drink alcohol primarily. People used it as a mid-day energizer and in many cases
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Trans Fats Ban Doughnuts are one of my favorite foods. I don’t eat them regularly‚ maybe once a month so they are an occasional treat for me. Darryl Townson‚ owner of “Dat Doughnut” shop in Illinois makes his living from the fried sugary goodies. Recently‚ lawmakers have been pushing for a ban on artificial trans fats. Such a ban would mean that people like Townson would have to alter the way he makes his doughnuts. Here in Washington‚ a similar bill has already been passed in King County. I
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Could space be the next commercial frontier? When you look up at night at the stars‚ what do you see? Many now see the sky as the next commercial frontier. When John F. Kennedy gave his well known speech regarding space travel on September12‚ 1962‚ he stated “We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things‚ not because they are easy‚ but because they are hard‚ because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills
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On the Mississippi River in New Orleans‚ there is a place where ships drop out of the water. These ships catch a current and go at least thirty feet‚ and then the ships will continue to descend to the east or south. This movement of the ships shows that there is a relationship between the rivers and the terrain that is around them‚ which can be seen with any river‚ not just the Mississippi. For the New Orleans River‚ the adjacent terrain is Cajun Country. There is a triangle formed in southern Louisiana
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5.07A Wild West Brainstorming: When I hear the word “cowboy” I think of.. 1. a tall slender man 2. boots 3. wrangler jeans 4. rural and southern accents 5. hats 6. fishing 7. respectful 8. flannel 9. guns 10. mudding 11. hunting 12. has manners‚ ex. Yes ma’am‚ Yes sir. 13. whiskey 14. leather 15. cows 16. poker 17. tobacco Outlaw: Black Bart Known as the master outlaw of his time. He had become the master at stealing from stagecoaches. He believed
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In “Metalwork 1793-1880” the subject that Fred Wilson chose to portray were ornate silver pitchers‚ flacons‚ and teacups with a pair of iron slave shackles. These items were all installed so that they would juxtapose one another. By juxtaposing theses items‚ Fred Wilson was
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Frontier Airlines Rebranding Campaign May 2005 Abstract After baseline studies indicated that Frontier Airlines was unrecognizable in its own core business area‚ they decided a new image was in order. Frontier released their new ad campaign "A Whole New Animal‚" that built on their solid old brand‚ but conveyed their new goal that they are affordable‚ flexible‚ accommodating‚ and comfortable. Frontier Airlines launched their new rebranding campaign calling itself "a whole different animal
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Case Study 2: Analysis of ECO-Trans Project Jose Rodriguez Sothern New Hampshire University Professor Steven Coleman Project Definition Astrid Varga‚ the project manager of ECO-Trans‚ a European-based company renowned for its efforts to cut down fuel cost and to reduce C02 emissions. The firm deals with the provision of “driver aide” systems that are used in land transport equipment such as trains‚ buses‚ and transport vehicles. The EC0-Stream company carries out the analysis of
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From 1880 to 1925 racial issues and regulations‚ as well as unskilled labor were high tensions initiating from the immigration of the East. Citizens were becoming aggravated with immigrants who threatened their jobs as well as feeling like they were being taken over by them. In order to control it‚ many laws were passed and strict rules making it hard for immigrants to enter America. Many things were caused from these tensions beginning with events as the industrial revolution to something as large
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